Lingaku- (coll.) to regret
- what a pity! (loanword from Japanese "zannen")
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- to regret
- what a pity!
This expression is used to convey feelings of disappointment or sadness about something that has happened or is not happening.
I didn't win first place in the competition, what a pity.
Used as an exclamation to express sympathy or regret over a situation that is unfortunate.
Generated collocations (experimental)
cán niàn残念de的shì qing事情regrettable mattergǎn dào感到cán niàn残念to feel regretcán niàn残念zhī之shì事pity or unfortunate thingduì对...gǎn dào感到cán niàn残念to feel regret about...cán niàn残念de的jié jú结局regrettable endingzhēn shi真是cán niàn残念what a pity!lìng rén令人gǎn dào感到cán niàn残念to make one feel regretcán niàn残念de的xuǎn zé选择regrettable choicegǎn kǎi感慨shēn深cán niàn残念to sigh with deep regret